Boom! Boom!
With the defeat of Ddraig and Albion, the gates to the world of iridescent aurora opened, and the two defeated dragons fell into the Hades Temple.
Meanwhile, the True Crimson Lotus Supernova Dragon and the Shooting Quasar Dragon reverted into cards and returned to Hades's hand. Hades put them away and looked at the two men and two dragons, red and white, who had already fallen and were unable to get up. With a wave of his hand, he turned around and said:
"Is this all you're capable of?"
"Hades... why did you activate the Great Eclipse..." Issei Hyoudou weakly raised his hand and looked at Hades, speaking in a very frail tone.
Hearing Issei Hyoudou's words, Hades stopped in his tracks, turned his head slightly to look at him, and said:
"Because there is nothing in this world more foolish than you humans. If left alone, there's no telling what disasters you would cause. So I must tell you, if you continue to commit sins, you will surely fall into hell after death and suffer eternal damnation. It is precisely because I created the terrifying world after death that the human world has been able to barely maintain itself until now."
"And the Three Factions are the same. During the Great War of ancient times, they only cared about fighting and completely disregarded the entire world, leading to widespread misery. That is why Cocytus is the largest hell among all the hells."
"Therefore, it was not the gods who triggered Ragnarok and the end of the world, but you foolish humans and beings who only care for yourselves."
"..." Hearing Hades's words, Issei Hyoudou and Vali were instantly at a loss for words to refute.
In the Underworld, the high-level officials of various mythological systems at Falbion's mansion fell into deep thought upon hearing Hades's words. They had all participated in that battle back then, which indeed caused massive casualties and left them with a great deal of karma.
"Ugh... Albion..." Vali dragged his battered body, crawling continuously toward his partner.
Enduring the pain of his injuries, Vali reached Albion and slowly placed his hand on the dragon, retracting it into the [Divine Dividing].
"Ddraig..." Issei Hyoudou followed Vali's lead, slowly crawling toward Ddraig and retracting him into the [boosted gear].
Immediately after, he used the power of [Infinity] within his body to heal himself and his partners.
He stood back up, panting as he looked at Hades.
Hades looked sideways at Vali and Issei. Their eyes were still full of fighting spirit and refusal to admit defeat. Hades looked at them with a serious gaze and said:
"Why not give up? Why continue to fight?"
Vali and Issei Hyoudou glanced at each other, then said to Hades in unison: "To survive."
Clap clap clap clap clap clap—!!!
Hearing their words, Hades couldn't help but applaud them, a trace of a smile appearing on his face as he said: "For no other reason than to survive... is that your way of life?"
"Not bad, not bad."
"I will lower the difficulty for you a bit. As long as you can leave a scar on my body or my underworld armor, I will deactivate the Great Eclipse without a second word."
Hades lowered his hands and spoke with a serious expression once more.
"That's what you said, Hades."
"I hope you don't regret it."
Hearing Hades's words, the two regained their spirits and looked at him.
Then, they re-entered their Dragon Godification and Diabolos states, their bodies erupting with red and white dragon power and aura.
The powers then intertwined, forming a dragon of red and white flames that roared continuously at Hades:
"Roar roar roar roar roar—!!!"
"Oh~! The Two Heavenly Dragons have actually reached a reconciliation and merged their respective powers to form such a strong force." Hades stroked his chin and said with interest.
"Take this, Hades!! This is the full-power strike of us Two Heavenly Dragons!!" The figures of Issei Hyoudou and Vali merged into the aura dragon, and they dove toward Hades while shouting.
Hades gripped the Hades Sword tightly and slashed at the aura dragon charging toward him.
Something unexpected happened. The Hades Sword in Hades's hand was actually bitten into pieces by the aura dragon's fangs. Under Hades's surprised gaze, his body and underworld armor were completely obliterated in the red and white shockwave.
"Is... is this real...?!"
"We actually defeated Hades..."
Issei Hyoudou's pupils shrank as he spoke with a face full of disbelief.
"Yeah! We really defeated Hades!!"
Vali, on the other hand, spoke with a face full of excitement, because he could finally save his most important foster sister, Lavinia.
"Great! We finally took down Hades!!"
"The Great Eclipse can finally end!!"
"This ice age can finally dissipate!!"
At this moment, the high-level officials of various mythological systems at Falbion's mansion immediately stood up and began to cheer and clap together.
However, Milicas went to the window and looked at the scenery outside. The black eclipse was still hanging in the sky, and the terrifying blizzard had not stopped for a moment.
"Um... everyone, the eclipse and the blizzard outside haven't been deactivated..." Milicas said to the cheering crowd.
"What did you say!!!" The cheering crowd quickly rushed to the window and looked at the scene outside. They had clearly defeated Hades, so why hadn't the Great Eclipse been deactivated?
Elysium
"Is the hallucination fun?" Hades's voice rang out behind Issei Hyoudou and Vali. The two, who were originally happy, were instantly startled. They turned around to see Hades sitting on a stone pillar as if nothing had happened.
Moreover, the Hades Sword in his hand was not damaged at all.
"You said hallucination?!" Cold sweat trickled down Vali's forehead as he spoke with a face full of horror.
"Could it be that the scene just now was all an illusion?!" Issei Hyoudou was so frightened that he took several steps back, looking at Hades's figure with great fear.
Hades reached out his hand and said with a smile: "That's right. This is an illusion more real than reality. It can deceive not only you but also those around you."
Real Illusion: Causes the opponent to experience a realistic illusion. Its power distorts reality and can even affect people in the vicinity. Even Seiya, who was in the frozen hell, was affected.
"Illusion..."
"This guy Hades... just how many ultimate moves does he have..."
"An illusion that can even deceive us gods! This! This guy is too terrifying!!"
The gods watching the battle situation at Falbion's mansion were all terrified by Hades's fearsome power. The last bit of hope and luck in their hearts had been extinguished, and the surrounding air was filled with the scent of despair.
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